Custom Jewelry Work by Ince Jewelers

Jewelry Design by Ince Jewelers.

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Hand-Made Custom Designed Gemstone Jewelry, made in Platinum, Gold and Sterling Silver. Any gem from sapphire and ruby to diamond and opal we can work with them all. Our team of inhouse designer jewelers and goldsmiths can handcraft with your input one-of-a-kind engagement rings for men and women. We can restyle your old jewelry into new fabulous creations, we can even trade your gold and gems toward the final price. We will work with you !

You will be involved every step of the way from email and phone conversations to fax drawings, scanned images, wax models and even metal fabrication. You will make changes, modify and approve every step of the custom design process. You design it....we'll make it with YOU ! We can also help generate (and develop) ideas for you, we can send you pictures of other custom designs. A hand-made piece of fine jewelry will last forever and it is special because it is yours ! Please go to the next few pages and see a few of our "thousands" of Custom Designs and Fine Jewelry examples we have done over the years. Then read the Online Designing Process that we pioneered since 1994 on the Internet. We have a physical store in Oklahoma City since 1980, and a wholesale gem and jewelry business servicing thousands of retail stores and designers in the USA.

Platinum, whose atomic symbol is Pt on the periodic table of elements, is naturally gray, or silver in color. The specific gravity of platinum is 21.5, which is heavier than gold. Platinum for jewelry, as opposed to gold, is used in a nearly pure alloy, which makes for a much heavier piece than the same design made in gold. Platinum is easily formed into various shapes, and it is usually mixed, or alloyed, with other metals such as gold, nickel, iridium, palladium, rhodium, or ruthenium to alter its properties. Platinum will cost approximately 2-4 times as much as the same piece of jewelry made in gold. This is due to the density of platinum as well as the extreme heat and techniques required for its manufacture.

Sought after by explorers, Gold is the most widely desired metal in modern jewelry manufacturing. Gold, whose atomic symbol is Au on the periodic table of elements, is naturally yellow in color. The specific gravity of gold is 19.3+, which is quite heavy for metallic minerals. One quality of gold is that it is easily formed into various shapes. This has made it a premium choice for jewelry artisans throughout the centuries. Gold in its purest form is defined as 24 karat. Pure gold is too soft for most jewelry uses, so it is mixed, or alloyed, with other metals to alter its properties and color. It is common to see gold jewelry in 18k or 14k. This represents an alloy that contains 18/24 or 14/24 parts gold in the overall mix. This value could also be expressed in percentages of purity as 75% for 18k and 58.33% for 14k.

For centuries, men and women have found that the sparkle and brilliance of a quality Diamond expresses their deepest emotions and symbolizes their enduring love. Yet with many beautiful diamonds to choose from -- and no two alike -- how do you pick the right diamond while spending wisely? The Diamond Quality Pyramid and the 4Cs, along with the guidance of a trusted jeweler, will lead you to the answer. Clarity - The Purer a Diamond, the More Brilliant. The greater a diamond's clarity, the more brilliant, valuable and rare it is -- and the higher it is on the Diamond Quality Pyramid. Fancy diamonds -- in well defined colors that include red, pink, blue, green and canary yellow -- are highly prized and particularly rare. While nature determines a diamond's clarity, carat weight and color, the hand of a master craftsman is necessary to release its fire, sparkle and beauty. When a diamond is cut to good proportions, light will reflect from one mirror-like facet to another and disperse through the top of the stone, resulting in a display of brilliance and fire. Carat - The Larger a Diamond, the More Rare. Larger diamonds are found relatively infrequently in nature, which places them at the rarest level of the Diamond Quality Pyramid. What also makes a bigger diamond so desirable is that it shows off a stone's fine color and cut, and therefore its brilliance, to its best advantage. To establish a diamond's quality, jewelers examine each of the 4Cs -- cut, clarity, carat weight and color. The combination of the 4Cs determines the value of a particular diamond. For example, a colorless diamond is at the top of the Diamond Quality Pyramid in color ... but if it lacks clarity, is small, or not well cut, it will be of a lower value. The finest stones possess the rarest quality in each of the 4Cs, and are the most valuable.